African American History

African American History

﻿Zhane’ Green
Professor Kevin Williamson
History 104
January 17, 2016
Writing Assignment #2
The development of the early black leaders in America was very fascinating. Some of these leaders help us throughout the world for slavery for black and whites getting along and etc. Some of the leaders has change a lot in this world until today but there is still a lot of whites and blacks that are not getting along and killing each other for no apparent reason. For example, in 2012 a man name Michael Dunn killed 17-year-old Jordan Davis an African American boy of Jacksonville, Florida for playing loud music at a gas station in a car with his friends. As a community some of the black and whites are killing innocent people for no apparent reason and just want attention. Today in this essay I will explain about some of the black leaders of what they have done for us that has change this world as it’s today.
One of famous black leaders was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King was famous for having an important voice of American civil rights movement, which help work for having equal rights for all. Martin Luther King had an idea of trying to end segregation laws that prevented blacks from entering certain places such as restaurants, hotels and publics school. His speech was the important speeches of mankind that has change this world today here he quotes “I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, and every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made plain, and the crooked places will be made straight; "and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed and all flesh shall see it together."2
This is our hope, and this is the faith that I go back to the South with.
With this faith, we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope. With this faith, we will be able to transform the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood. With this faith, we will be able to work...